Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-02-21 | Page 3 | Bank President Shot by a Kentucky Judge

SANK BANK PRESIDENT SHOT j BY A KENTUCKY JUDGE Jurist Seriously Wounds His Enemy in an Exciting Range Close Pistol Duel LOUISVILLE Ky Kv Feb 21 As As the result of a pistol duel at Lawrenceburg Ky Col Cot Alfred Witherspoon president of the First National bank of that city lies les seriously wounded at his home and Judge Porter Walker Is under official surveillance awaiting a change In the wounded mans man's condition The trouble was as begun last fall faU when Witherspoon came under the hands of he thes law by recklessly firing his revolver and shooting through some windows He was arrested and Walker as Judge of the Police court fined tined him Since I that time it is said that bad feeling has existed between the men Walker Valker had occasion to go to Hawkins Hawkin s grocery store and round found Witherspoon there WitherspOon Witherspoon Witherspoon Wither Wither- spoon cursed Walker but the latter making no response retired After he had eaten his luncheon Walker returned to the store and find find- ng Witherspoon still there asked him to retract his re recent lecent ent language Wither Wither- spoon realizing that trouble was coming coming comIng com com- ing retreated to the door where he turned and attempted to draw a revolver ver The weapon was caught in his pocket and he was compelled to turn sidewise while using both hands to re release release release re- re lease it Meantime Walker seeing Witherspoon reach for his gun drew his own and fired tired point-blank point at Witherspoon The ducked and the bulet clipped his ear Walker then fired tired again and this time graz grazed d the shoulder of his antagonist onist Before Witherspoon could bring his revolver Into play the Judge had fired a third shot which struck Witherspoon Witherspoon With With- Witherspoon in the back below and slightly to the left of the right shoulder Witherspoon Witherspoon Witherspoon With With- fell to the floor and was re removed removed removed re- re moved to his home where his life Is despaired despaired despaired de de- de- de of Walker gave himself up to the authorities authorities authorities au au- au- au and was released upon his own recognizance Witherspoon comes of a wealthy family and Is a leading business business business busi busi- ness man His brother Horace after killing two men was himself killed by a aman aman aman man named Portwood